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TEXAS FOUNDATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
The Texas Foundation for Psychiatric Education and Research was incorporated
in Texas as a non- profit corporation on December 10, 1991. The Foundation was
notified by the Internal Revenue Service on November 9, 1992 of its status as a
501 (c)(3) organization. The concept and encouragement for the formation of the
Foundation came from the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians. To make a
tax deducible charitable donation to the Foundation,
click here.
The Foundation, organized exclusively for charitable, educational and research
purposes, has identified the following purposes for the organization:
To educate the public about psychiatry, psychiatric illnesses and treatments.
To increase public awareness of the signs and symptoms of mental illness, the
availability and methods of treatment, and the sources of assistance for persons
with mental illness.
To enhance the quality of assistance to the psychiatric patient, particularly by
improving access to care, improving conditions in hospitals, mental health
centers and other facilities, and changing perceptions of mental illness to
increase the understanding of treatment and care.
To support research to improve care for the psychiatric patient.
To remove any stigma of mental illness which may inhibit or prevent proper care,
through educational and public service activities.
To serve as a clearinghouse for information about all aspects of psychiatry, and
as a bridge between psychiatric medicine and the community served by the
Foundation.
Charitable Support
Since its inception through September 2006, the Foundation has received 1,292
donations amounting to $286,114.
Grants
Through September 2006, the Foundation has awarded 92 grants totaling
$132,996.
Board of Directors - 2006-2007
ELECTED DIRECTORS
Term: 2006-2009:
Hal H. Haralson, Austin
Shirley F. Marks, MD, Big Spring
Conway L. McDanald, MD, Dallas
Mohsen Mirabi, MD, Houston
Edgar P. Nace, MD, Dallas
J. Clay Sawyer, MD, Waco
Term: 2004-2007
Diane Batchelder , San Antonio
Grace K. Jameson, MD, Galveston
Linda J. Rhodes, MD, San Antonio, Chairman
Larry E. Tripp, MD, Mesquite
Paul H. Wick, MD, Tyler
Term: 2005-2008
David F. Briones, MD, El Paso
Jacque’ Collier, Georgetown
Arthur J. Farley, MD, Austin/Houston, Treasurer
Miriam Feaster, Friendswood, Secretary
Charles Gaitz, MD, Houston
Edward L. Reilly, MD, Houston
DESIGNATED DIRECTORS
George Santos, MD, Houston
(TSPP Secretary-Treasurer)
Marilyn Nolin, Houston
(DBSA Texas President)
Molly Van Ort, Dallas
(Mental Health Association in Texas, Chairman)
Linda Groom, Fort Worth
(NAMI Texas President)
Gary L. Etter, MD, Fort Worth
(TSPP, Immediate Past President)
William H. Reid, MD, Horseshoe Bay
(TSPP President-Elect)
HONORARY DIRECTORS
Charles Bowden, MD, San Antonio (2008)
Alex Munson, MD, Georgetown (2007)
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FEDERATION
OF TEXAS PSYCHIATRY